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Originally Posted by acottawa
But as I have said a few times, nobody wanted to build it. We are 112 years into the triad plan and nobody has built one. And it is extremely unlikely one would be built in the future. The idea that we have to leave the lot vacant forever just in case somebody wants to build a triad makes no sense.
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Just because a building hasn't been built there doesn't preclude one from being built. You can't expect a generation to finish building the Capital.
The siting of Parliament Hill and the Supreme Court is deliberate in that they correspond to the two protrusions in the river escarpment. Parliament Hill represents the Legislative and Executive branches of the government, and the concept of framing the Supreme Court similar to that of Parliament Hill — a triad of buildings where the central one is offset by a lawn — visually presents the Judicial Branch as an important and integral part of our democracy. You may not agree artsy-fartsy stuff like that but it's visual narratives like this that creates symbolism and deeper meaning in the capital.
In many ways I am glad nothing was built there in the last 60 years as it skipped a lot of terrible architectural styles. I'd like to think it's waiting for a better time when there is a return to richer detailing on buildings. Seeing developments in computer-aided design and fabrication, that time might be coming in the next decade.
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